Nomination Period for Cohort VI is NOW CLOSED -- You May Still Nominate for Future Cohorts
NOMINATION PROCESS for the YDN - Latino/Latinx Leadership Program:
Employers, supervisors, program alumni and community members may nominate potential participants. We recommend that you discuss the requirements and expectations of the program with the potential participant before completing a nomination form.
WHOM SHOULD YOU NOMINATE?
The ideal YDN - Latinx Leadership Program candidates are energetic, engaging, caring, and committed to making a difference. They understand the importance of social responsibility, ongoing education, and purposeful involvement in the organizations and communities they serve. They are either members of the Latinx community or, recognizing the importance of this demographic to the future of the region, have an interest in learning leadership from a Latinx cultural perspective.*
Nominees must meet the following criteria to be considered:
• Committed to personal growth and development
• Motivated to be engaged in the community in a leadership capacity
• Currently employed in a professional or career position or engaged in sustained
volunteer activities
• Resident of the greater Sacramento region
• Completion of at least two years of post-secondary education/trade school/alternative
training or equivalent experience
• Exhibits maturity and emotional intelligence
• Demonstrated ability in communication and analytical skills
• Committed to attendance at all program activities and to enthusiastic participation
• Following graduation from the Program, willing to join a board or commission, or enroll
in further leadership training
• Have the permission and support of their employer for participation
* The YDN - Latinx Leadership Program does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color,
ethnicity, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or age in its programs
or activities.
Companies or Individuals that wish to nominate/sponsor a candidate must complete and submit this YDN - Latinx Leadership Program Nomination Online Form
Upon receipt of nominee form submission, qualified nominees will be contacted to complete and submit an online video program application form.